Flameproof polybutadiene resin composition having excellent electrical properties

ABSTRACT

WHEREIN (R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1, 2 or 3 carbon atom, R2 is (CH2CH2O)n; n is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 2, X is chlorine or bromine and X can be same or different, m is an integer of from 1 to 5, Y is an alkyl group having 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms, p is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 4 and m+p is 5 or less than 5).   D R A W I N G A peroxide curable flameproof polybutadiene resin composition comprising 95% to 5% of 1,2-configuration polybutadiene, 5% to 95% of a halogen containing vinyl compound in an amount that the halogen content is 3% to 40% of the total composition and 0.1% to 10% of an organic peroxide compound, wherein said 1,2configuration polybutadiene is a polymer with or without functional groups, having a molecular weight of 500 to 100,000, having at least one polybutadiene chain consisting of butadiene residue and not more than 50% of comonomer residue, containing about 60% to about 100% of 1,2-configuration of the total butadiene units or a polymer with or without functional groups having a molecular weight of 500 to 100,000 containing at least a polymer chain which is obtained by hydrogenizing a polybutadiene polymer, with or without functional groups, consisting of a butadiene residue and not more than 50% of comonomer residue and containing about 60% to 100% of 1,2-configuration of the total butadiene unit. The halogen containing vinyl compound has following formula (1);

United States Patent 1191 Musashi et a1.

[54] FLAMEPROOF POLYBUTADIENE RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING EXCELLENT ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES [75] Inventors: Akira Musashi; Masami Yamazaki,

both of lchihara; Makoto Iliruta, Chiba, all of Japan [73] Assignee: Nippon Soda Company, Ltd.,

Tokyo, Japan [22] Filed: Jan. 22, I974 [21] Appl. No.: 435,419

[] Foreign Application Priority Data Jan. 25, 1973 Japan 4840450 [52] US. Cl. ..260/17.4 CL; 260/174 R;

260/17.4 BB; 260/17.4 GC; 260/4134; 260/4237, 260/457 B; 260/879;

[51] Int. C13... C08K 3/20; C08K 3/36; C08L l/02', COSL 9/00 [58] Field of Search 260/879, 42.47, 479 R,

260/4234, 42.37, 17.4 BB, 17.4 CL, 17.4 GC, 17.4 R, 45.7 B, DIG. 24

OTHER PUBLICATIONS Alliger et al., vulcanization of Elastomers (Reinhold) (N.Y.) (1964), pp. 290-291.

1 Dec.9,1975

Primary Examiner-M. .1. Welsh Assistant Examiner-H. H. Fletcher Attorney, Agent, or FirmGeorge B. Oujevolk 57 ABSTRACT A peroxide curable flameproof polybutadiene i esin composition comprising 95% to 5% of 1,2- configuration polybutadiene, 5% to 95% of a halogen containing vinyl compound in an amount that the halogen content is 3% to 40% of the total composition and 0.1% to 10% of an organic peroxide compound, wherein said 1,2-configuration polybutadiene is a polymer with or without functional groups, having a molecular weight of 500 to 100,000, having at least one polybutadiene chain consisting of butadiene residue and not more than of comonomer residue, containing about to about of 1,2-configuration of the total butadiene units or a polymer with or with out functional groups having a molecular weight of 500 to 100,000 containing at least a polymer chain which is obtained by hydrogenizing a polybutadiene polymer, with or without functional groups, consisting of a butadiene residue and not more than 50% of comonomer residue and containing about 60% to 100% of 1,2-configuration of the total butadiene unit. The halogen containing vinyl compound has following formula 1 R Xm 9 Claims, No Drawings FLAMEPROOF POLYBUTADIENE RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING EXCELLENT ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a novel curable resin composition and more particularly is concerned with a novel curable resin composition having excellent electrical properties with flameproof properties.

It is well known that a polybutadiene polymer mainly comprising the l,2-mode of addition: the l,2-mode of addition results in the following pendant vinyl structure CPL-11H- EH polybutadiene) OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a resin composition having flameproof and/or selfextinguishing properties.

Another object of the invention is to provide a resin composition having excellent electrical properties such as volume resistivity, dissipation factor, dielectric constant and are resistance.

Another object of the invention is to provide a resin 40 composition having good mechanical strength. Other ob ects and advantages of this invention will further become apparent hereinafter.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION We have discovered that a halogen-containing vinyl compound having the following formula (1);

(wherein R, is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms or halogen atoms, R, is -(CH,CI-I,O),.; n is 0 or an integer of from I to 2, X is chlorine or bromine and X can be same or different, m is an integer of from 1 to 5, Y is an alkyl group having 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms, p is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 4 and m +p is 5 or less than 5) has good solubility to l,2-configuration polybutadiene and a resin composition comprising both the 1,2-configuration polybutadiene and the halogen-containing organic compound retains its excellent electrical properties after curing by organic peroxide.

In the invention the flameproof polybutadiene resin composition consists substantially of l,2-configuration polybutadiene, the halogen-containing vinyl compound having formula (1) in an amount that the total content of halogen contained is from 3 to of total organic component of the composition and, an organic peroxide compound in an amount from 0.] to 10% of total weight of the composition. ln order to use the composition for various applications up to 70% of a vinyl monomer is preferably employed in the resin composition. Furthermore other additives such as curing promoters, silane coupling reagents, colorants, assisting agents flame resistance, polymerization inhibitors can be 9 added to the composition if desired. A typical composition of the invention comprises 95-5%, of l,2-configuration polybutadiene, 5-95% of halogen containing vinyl compound, 01-10% of organic peroxide and up to of vinyl monomer. The composition can be cured at about 30C to 200C for 1 minute to 10 hours. When the total content of halogen in the compostion is more than 40% of organic component which is combustible, water resisting property, mechanical strength and arc resistance deteriorate extremely and when the halogen content is less than 3%, the proposed flameproof property cannot be obtained. The content of the halogen in the composition can be changed by choosing a kind of halogen containing an organic compound having formula (1) and the amount of the content can be differed in accordance with the purpose of the products.

As examples of halogen-containing vinyl compounds having formula (1) suitable compounds are listed in Table 1 Table l-continued formula melting point or others 14 2 (2,4,6-tribromophenoxy )ethylmethacrylate s r cnpccoocu cupp-m white crystal in the invention, 1,2-configuration polybutadiene is defined as a polymer having a molecular weight of 500 to 100,000, having at least one polybutadiene chain consisting of a butadiene residue and not more than 50% of comonomer residue, containing 60% to 100% of 1,2-configuration of the total butadiene units and having or not having functional groups, or consisting of a polymer chain which is obtained by hydrogenizing the polybutadiene chain to the extent that at most 97% of the 1,2-configuration butadiene is hydrogenized. The 1,2-configuration polybutadiene has a hydrocarbon chain with a pendant vinyl group which makes 1,2-configuration polybutadiene a thermosetting resin. About 3% of 1,2-configuration butadiene units should be retained without being hydrogenized in order to give a thermosetting property. As typical examples of 1,2- configuration polybutadiene, butadiene homopolymer, polybutadiene glycol having hydroxyl (-Ol-l) groups on each end of polybutadiene chain, esterified polybutadiene prepared by a reaction between the polybutadiene glycol and alkyl or aromatic mono or dicarboxylic acid and an anhydride thereof, such as maleic acid, citraconic acid, phthalic acid and anhydrids of these acids, polybutadiene dicarboxylic acid having carboxyl groups on each end of the polybutadiene chain, metallo carboxylate linked polybutadiene dicarboxylic acid, polybutadiene having olefinic bond groups on each end of the polybutadiene chain combined with an isocyanate compound and hydrogenized polybutadiene glycol or dicarboxylic acid prepared by hydrogenation of said polybutadiene glycol or polybutadiene dicarboxylic acid. These 1,2-configuration polybutadienes can be prepared by a known method. For example, when polybutadiene polymerized in anionic living polymerization and having living-terminals is allowed to react with water, carbon dioxide (C0,) or ethylene oxide and the corresponding polybutadiene having no functional group, polybutadiene dicarboxylic acid or polybutadiene glycol can be obtained. l-lydrogenized polybutadiene glycol or dicarboxylic acid are obtained by hydrogenation of corresponding polybutadiene glycol or dicarboxylic acid in the presence of Raney nickel with hydrogen. Further, metallo carboxylate linked polybutadiene dicarboxylic acid can be prepared by a reaction between the polybutadiene dicarboxylic acid and oxides, hydroxide and acetates of Mg, Ca and Zn. Further a most preferable polybutadiene having olefinic bond groups on each end of polybutadiene chain can be obtained by reacting said polybutadiene glycol or polybutadiene dicarboxylic acid and an isocyanate compound obtained by the reaction of an organic polyisocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups and an olefinic compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl acrylate, hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, in the stoichiometrical ratio of the polyisocyanate to the olefinic compound being not less than 1.2 to 2.5, wherein the stoichiometrical ratio of said isocyanate group of said isocyanate compound to said functional groups of said polybutadiene is not less than 0.5 to 1.2.

The polybutadiene chain may contain other kinds of comonomer residues than the butadiene unit but not more than 50% of the total butadiene chain. As such comonomers, which can be used for producing a polybutadiene chain of copoly butadiene, sytrene, a-methyl styrene, isoprene, butene-l, butene-2, isobutene and vinyl toluene can be employed with butadiene as random, block or graft copolymer.

As examples of the vinyl monomers, the following are typical:

Styrene, a-methylstyrene, t-butylstyrene, chlorostyrene, vinyl toluene, propylacrylate, ethylacrylate, methylacrylate, propylmethacrylate, ethylmethacrylate, methylmethacrylate, diethylfumarate, dimethylfumarate, diethylmaleate, dimethylmaleate, diallylphthalate and they are selected depending on the usage of the proposed resin.

Examples of organic peroxide compounds, which may be employed in the invention include; diacyl peroxides, e.g. benzoyl peroxide, 3,4-dichlorobenzoyl peroxide, octanoyl peroxide, lauroyl peroxide; dialkyl peroxides, e.g. ditert-butyl peroxide, dicumyl peroxide; alkyl peresters, e.g. tert-butyl perbenzoate, tert-butyl peracetate, di-tert-butyl perphthalate, 2,5-dimethyl 2,5-di(benzoy1 peroxy)hexane; ketone peroxides; e.g. methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, cyclohexanone peroxide; and hydroperoxides, e.g. tert-butyl hydroperoxide, cumen hydroperoxide, a-phenyl ethyl hydroperoxide, cyclohexenyl hydroperoxide.

Curing promotors of this composition include amines, e.g. dimethylaniline, diethylaniline and metal salts between carboxylic acids e.g. octyl acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, naphthenic acid and rosin acid and metals which are selected from the group consisting or chromium, iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese and lead act as a wring promotor. When amines are used as a curing promotors 0.1 to 5 parts of amines are used in the composition per parts of thermosetting resin and in case of the metal salts, an amount of the salt corresponding to 0.001 to 1 parts of metal are preferably used per 100 parts of thermosetting resin.

As an assistant for flame resistance, ordinary antimony oxide and zinc borate may be employed to economize the amount of halogen containing organic compound.

Various kinds of goods can be produced by the composition of our invention. For example, as moulding composition, insulating or impregnating varnish the composition is preferably used by casting, potting, encapsulating or sheet moulding, bulk moulding in such electrical equipment or parts as condenser, coil, cable splicer, resistance, transistor, rectifier such as high-tension silicon diode or selenium rectifier motor, transformer, such as flyback transformer, generator, insulator, swichgear, breaker, socket, plug socket, such chemical apparatus as cock, valve, piping joint, pump,

rubber, wooden dust, cellulose, plasticizer, talc, kaolin, asbestos, silica, glass fiber, mica, alumina, aluminum hydroxide, calcium carbonate, iron, aluminum, and copper and 50 to 700 parts of fillers are preferably used such structural parts of cars and bicycles as casings, disper 100 parts of the composition. tributor, caps, brake, clutch and such miscellaneous As reinforcing materials paper, cotton cloth, glass figoods as pallete of container, tableware, tile, synthetic ber, chopped glass synthetic fiber such as nylon and marble. Prepregs can be made by the resin of our inpolypropylene, asbestos, wire or gauze of iron, alumivention and the resin can be employed in such laminum and copper may be employed and 2 to 100 parts of nates as electric parts, e.g. insulator of fiber reinforced such reinforcing materials are preferably employed for plastic pipe, printed circuit boards, microwave oven moulding or laminate products and glass fiber treated trays, radar dome, parts for microwave apparatus, with surface treatment agents is most preferably emchemical apparatus, e.g. reactor vessels and other misployed for laminate products with good electrical and cellaneous, e.g. corrugated fiber reinforced plastic mechanical properties and heat resistance properties. board pallete of container, bath tubs, covers of electro- Antioxidants, which are preferably used with the lytic cells. composition, include; alkylphenols, imidazoles, qui- A typical composition for moulding or varnish comnones, allylamines and they are used in the quantity of prises 95-5%, preferably 1070% of 1,2-configuration 0.01 parts preferably 0.1 to 5 per 100 parts of the compolybutadiene, 5-95% of halogen containing vinyl position and as internal moulding releasing agents, 0.1 compound, 070% of vinyl monomer, 0.1-10% of an to 2 parts of stearates of aluminum, magnesium, zinc, organic peroxide compound, 0.0011% of a curing calcium and barium and preferably employed for 100 promoter wherein the halogen content is 340% of the parts of our moulding composition. total organic component in the composition. Other A composition for the coating material comprises kinds of thermosetting resins such as an unsaturated 955% of 1,2-configuration polybutadiene, 5-95% of polyester or alkyd resin, and filler may be added unless halogen containing vinyl compound 0.1 to 10% of radiit is contrary to the expected object. cal initiator of peroxide, 0.001 to 1.0% of curing A composition for the adhesive of the present invenpromotor, an adequate quantity of an organic solvent tion comprises 955% of 1,2-configuration polybutadiand other thermosetting resin and balance of a pigene, 595% of halogen containing vinyl compound, merit, a filler and other additives if desired. 1020% of a vinyl compound, 0.1-10% of an organic For a purpose of insulating or impregnating varnish, peroxide compound, 0.001-1% of curing promotor, an encapsulating or casting composition, in which addiadequate quantity of a silane coupling agent, filler and tion of inorganic filler and an assistant for flame resissolvent if necessary, and is available for bonding of tance is undesirable, halogen-containing organic comwood, metals, glass, rubber and plastics. The resin used pound having high halogen contant such as compounds for the adhesive is prepared from polybutadiene having number 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in table 1 is employed for adan average molecular weight of 1,000 to 20,000, prefjusting a total halogen content to be 10 in the erable 2,000 to 10,000, and an organic peroxide comcomposition. For the composition of the moulding or pound, a curing promoter and a filler which are used in laminating product, in which the inorganic filler can be the composition and solvents are all applicable to the preferably added, various kind of halogen-containing adhesive. Organic solvents which may be employed to 40 organic compound can be freely employed and when the adhesive include aliphatic hydrocarbons, e.g. nathan inorganic filler is employed, a lower total halogen pha, kerosene and mineral spirits; aromatic hydrocarcontent in the composition of 330% can be employed. bons, e.g. benzene, toluene, xylene; alcohols, e.g. buta- The effects of the present invention are shown in the nol, propanol and methyl isobutyl carbinol; esters, e.g. following Examples. All quantities described in this ethyl acetate and butyl acetate; ketones, e.g. methyl specification and the appended claimed as "parts" or ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and cyclohexapercent" refer to parts by weight" or percent by none; ethers, e.g. ethyleneglycol ethyl ether and ethylweight" unless expressly stated otherwise. eneglycol butyl ether; and hydrocarbon halogenide, The advantages of the invention and the results obe.g. carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, monochlotained from its examples herein described are first sumrobenzene and tetra chloroethylene. Typical fillers are marized in Table 2. powder or particles of polyethylene, polybutadiene Table 2 Examples Cured resin [C- 1] [C-2] [C-3] [C-4] [C-5] [C-6] Flame retardant added: 3

number of vinyl compound 3 3 3 11 1 l and cited in Table-1 9 Filler or reinforcement non exist non non exist non added Bereol hardness 53 57 8-12 30 51 UL atand ardfb) ss 1 se 0 se 0 SE 4 se 0 s5 o glfp lgme resmivltym em) 2. x lo 3 x to 1.0 X lo" 43 x lo" L5 x u 23 X 12:? hours m bollma 3.0 X 10 5.5 X 10" 7.4 X 10" 1.1 X 10" 1.0 X 10M 4.0 X 10" l i ofiss RH fur 24 2.7 X 10" 4.6 X 10" 9.1 X 10" 8.9 X 10 9.5 X10 3.5 X10" Arc resistance, sec (d) 34 31 45 47 Dielectric constant (e) Table Z-contrnued Examples No. l 2 4 Cured resin [C -1] [C 2] [C 3] [C 4] [C 5] [C 6] 25C 100 KHZ 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.5 I MHZ 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.8 3.0 2.4 100 100 KHZ 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.9 3.1 2.6 l MHZ 2.5 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.5 after 2 hours boiling 100 KHZ 2.5 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.6 Dissipation factor (f) (tan 6) 25C 100 KHZ 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.007 0.008 0.007 100C 100 KHZ 0.008 0.007 0.007 0.008 0.010 0.007 after 2 hours boiling water 100 KHZ 0.007 0.008 0.007 0.008 0.009 0.008 Emigration of flame non non non non non non retardant to surface (g) Comparative examples 5 6 7 l 2 3 l l l l 2,3-di tri (2,3- bromopro dibromopr- 2 l 1 3 pylmetha opyl )phasnon crylate phate exist exist exist non non non 75 77 37 55 27 40 nonnonnonnonnonburn burning burning burning burning burning SE-O SE-l SE-l SE-l SE-ll burn 6.0 X 10" 8.5 X 10" 5.3 X 10" 7 9 X10" 5.1 X 10 7.0 X10" 3.1X10 3.5 X 10 2.1 X 10" 2 2 X10" 7.7 X 10 3.5 X10" 8.7 X 10 4.1 X 10" 7.3 X 10" 8 3 X 10' 3.5 X 10" 4.0 X 10" 220 45 165 9 7 120 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.2 2.5 3.4 3.5 2.8 3.3 3.6 2.4 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.7 2.6 3.7 3.7 2.9 3.4 3.9 2.6 3.6 3.7 3.2 3.2 4.5 2.6 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.009 0.013 0.004 0.006 0.009 0.010 0.020 0.035 0.006 0.007 0.008 0.009 0.035 0.041 0.007 non non non non extremely much NOTES (I) ASTM-D635 (b) UL Flammability Test (Subject No. it 492) (c) ASTM-D257 (d) .IISK-6911 (Japanese industrial standard chemical field) 1:) (f) AS'l'M-DISO (g) Block of air oven at 50"C for 10 hours, 5 X 5 X 3 mm is used EXAMPLE 1 Butadiene was added into tetrahydrofuran containing dispersed metallic sodium and 1,2-diphenyl benzene at 70"C, and polymerized under vigorous agitation. Water was added to the reaction mixture and 1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-l] was obtained.

1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-l had following properties;

number avers e molecular weight 3.310 1.2-configurat on 92.5% 1.4-trans configuration 7.5% viscosity of 30,400 centipoile at 45'C A composition [5-1] was prepared by mixing following components.

Parts 1,2-configuratlon polybutadiene [A-l] 60 2,4,6-trybromopheny methacrylate 40 styrene 30 n-butylmethsc late 10 ter-butylperoxy enzoate 1.5

EXAMPLE 2 1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-2] was obtained according to a method shown in Example 1.

1,2-configuration' polybutadiene [A-2] had following properties;

number avers e molecular weight 3,303 1.2 -eonflgurat on 92.6% 1,4-tranlconfl uration 7.4% viscosity of 2 .500 centlpoile at 45'C 0n the other hand, butadiene was added into tetrahydrofuran containing a dispersed metallic sodium and 1,2-diphenyl benzene at C, and polymerized undel vigorous agitation. The reaction mixture was treated with ethylene oxide and water, and 1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-3] of polybutadiene glycol was obtained and it has following properties;

1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A3] of polybutadiene glycol;

number average molecular weight 1,830 1 .2-configuratlon 92.1% 1.4-trans configuration 7.9% viscosity of 10,900 centipoise at 45C hydroxyl value 49.5

Further, 1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-3] of polybutadiene glycol was reacted at 80C for 4 hours with a reaction product between 1 mole of toluylenediisocyanate and 1 mole of 2-hydroxyethylenethacrylate at 50C for 3 hours and l,2-configu ration polybutadiene [A-4] having olefinic double bonds on the ends of polymer chain. The polybutadiene [A-4] had following structure;

A composition [8-3] was prepared by mixing following components.

Parts 5 1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-6] 60 pentabromophenylmethacrylate 30 styrene 40 ter-butylperbenzoate 2 mony trioxide and after degassed, the composition a composition [3-2] was prepared by mixing following [3-4] was heated and cured for 2 hours at 70C and components.

Parts LZ-configuration polybutadiene [A-2] 1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-4] 30 tribromo henylmethacrylate S0 mono-ch orostyrene 90 l,1-bis(ter-butylperoxyketal)-3 ,3,$- 1

trimethylcyclohexane Then 0.04 part of 6% cobalt octenate was added to the composition [8-2] and the composition was heated and cured for 1.5 hours at 80C or for 1 hour at 100C and flameproof polybutadiene resin [03] was obtained.

EXAMPLE 3 1,2-c0nfiguration polybutadiene [A-4] was obtained according to a method shown in Example 2.

1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-4] of polybutadiene glycol had following properties;

number average molecular weight 1,350 l ,Z-cont'iguration 92.3% 1 .4-transconfiguration 7.7% viscosity of 8,000 centi ise at C hydroxyl value (mg/K0 77.3

flameproof polybutadiene resin [G4] was obtained.

EXAMPLE 4 Styrene and butadiene were added into tetrahydrofuran containing dispassed metallic sodium and naphthalene at 7 5C and polymerization took place under vigorous agitation. The reaction mixture was added water and 1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-7] having butadienestyrene copolymer chain were obtained.

1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-7] had following properties;

number average molecular weight 4,931 40 butadiene unit in the chain 79.4% styrene unit in the chain 20.6% 1 ,2-configuration 67.3% 1,4-trans configuration 7.5% l ,4cis configuration 9.9%

A composition [13-51 was prepared by mixing the following components.

Parts l,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-7] 60 5 2,4,6-trichlorophenylmethacrylate 30 2.4,6-tribrornophenylmethacrylate 30 vinyl toluene l ethylene glycol dirnethacrylate l0 di-ter-butylperoxide l ter-butylperoxybenzoilperoxide 1 Further the composition [B-S] was heated and cured for 2 hours at 100C and flameproof polybutadiene resin [C-S] containing 1 1.2% by weight of bromine and 7.5% by weight of chlorine was obtained.

EXAMPLE 5.

A composition [B-6] was prepared by mixing following compositions.

Parts 1,2configuration polybutadiene [A-4l shown in 500 example 2 4-methyl-2,6-dihromophenylmethacrylate 100 dicumyl peroxide 15 silica powder (95% of powder particle pass 1000 mesh 300) clay powder 500 calcium hydroxide 250 vinylsilane (vinyltrimethoxysilane) 1S calcium stearate The composition [B-6] was mixed well with 100 parts of glass fibre having length of about 13 mm and the mixture was moulded under pressure of 15 kg/cm at 160C for 1 minute/1 mm according to the thickness and moulding product [C-6] was obtained.

EXAMPLE 6 A composition [B-7] was prepared by mixing following composition.

Parts l,2-configuration polybutadiene lA-l] 300 pentachlorophenylmethacrylate 150 benzoate peroxide (50% dioctylphthalate solution) 4 dicumyl peroxide (50% dioclylphthalate solution) 9 toluene 300 EXAMPLE 7 200 parts of 1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-2] shown in example 2, parts of Raney Nickel and 150 parts of dioxane were fed in antoclave having a capacity of 2 litres and the mixture was hydrogenized at 80C under hydrogen gas pressure of 70 kg/cm. Hydrogenized polybutadiene obtained had an iodine number of 53. 200 parts of the polybutadiene and 4.66 parts of maleic anhydride were fed in a reactor having a condenser and a nitiogen gas inlet pipe and a thermometer and esterification was carried out at 130C for 3 hours and then under a reduced pressure of about 100 mmHg at 120C for 4 hours the esterification was compieted and obtained 1,2-configuration polybutadiene [A-8] having unsaturated polyester chain was obtained.

A composition [B-8] was prepared by mixing following compositions.

Parts 1,2-configuration polybutadiene [3-8] 50 2,4,6-tribromophenylmethacrylate 40 styrene 50 14 degassing, the mixture was heated and cured at 40C for 1 hour, and cured resin [C-8] was obtained.

What is claimed is:

l. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition comprising:

a. to 5% of 1,2-configuration butadiene polymer;

b. 5% to 95% of a halogen containing vinyl compound in such an amount that the halogen content is 3% to 40% of the total composition; and,

c. 0.1% to 10% of an organic peroxide compound,

wherein d. said 1,2-configuration butadiene polymer is a polymer having a molecular weight of 500 to 100,000 having at least one butadiene polymer chain consisting of a butadiene residue and at most 50% of comonomer residue, containing about 60% to about of 1,2-configuration of the total butadiene units or e. a polymer having molecular weight of 500 to 100,000 containing at least a polymer chain which is obtained by hydrogenizing a butadiene polymer having at least one butadiene polymer chain consisting of a butadiene residue and at most 50% of comonomer residue and containing about 6% to 100% of 1,2-configuration of the total butadiene unit; and further:

said halogen containing vinyl compound is a compound having the following formula:

1 l ca e-0009.

(wherein R is a hydrogen atom or alkyl group having 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms; R, is (CH,CH,O),,; n is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 2, X is chlorine or bromine and X can be the same of different, m is an integer of from 1 to 5, Y is an alkyl group having 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms, p is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 4 and m p is 5 or less than 5).

2. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim I, wherein there is added up to 70% of vinyl monomer and 0.001% to 10% of a curing promotor to said resin.

3. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein there is added an amount of 50 part to 700 parts of filler per 100 parts of the composition to said resin.

4. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein the halogen containing vinyl compound is 2,4,6-tribromophenylacrylate or 2,4,o-tribromophenylmethacrylate.

5. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2 wherein the 1,2-configuration butadiene polymer has a functional group of hydroxyl group (-OH) or carboxyl group (-COOl-l) on each end of the polymer chain, and the number average molecular weight is from 500 to 20,000.

6. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein the 1,2-configuration butadiene has an average molecular weight of from 500 to 20,000.

7. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein the l,2-configuration butadiene polymer is an esterified butadiene polymer obtained by the reaction of alkyl or aromatic carboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof and a butadiene polymer having at least a butadiene polymer chain consisting of butadiene residue and at most 50% of comonomer residue having a hydroxyl group on each end of the polymeric chain and a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 20,000.

8. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein the 1,2-configuration butadiene polymer is a polymer comprising a reaction product between a. a butadiene polymer having a polymer chain consisting of butadiene residue and at most 50% of comonomer residue, having about 60% to about 100% of l,2-configuration of butadiene units and having a functional group of OH or COOH on each end of said polymeric chain, and a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000; and,

b. an isocyanate compound obtained by the reaction of an organic polyisocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups and an olefinic compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl acrylate, hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, the stoichiometrical ratio of the polyisocyanate to the olefinic compound being not less than 1.1 to 2.5, and wherein the stoichiometrical ratio of said isocyanate compound to said functional groups of said butadiene polymer is not less than 0.5 to 1.2, whereby said peroxide-curing can be effected in a short time.

9. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein 1,2- configuration butadiene polymer is a polymer comprising a reaction product between a. hydrogenized butadiene polymer, to the extent that at most 97% of 1,2-configuration butadiene units is hydrogenized by the hydrogenation of butadiene polymer having at least one butadiene polymer chain containing butadiene residue and at most 50% of comonomer residue, having about 60% to 100% of 1,2-configuration of butadiene units, substantially a functional group of hydroxyl group (-OH) or carboxyl group (-COOH) on each end of said polymeric chain, and a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000; and,

b. an isocyanate compound obtained by the reaction of an organic polyisocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups and an olefinic compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl acrylate, hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, the stoichiometrical ratio of the polyisocyanate to the olefinic compound being not less than 1.1 to 2.5 and wherein the stoichiometrical ratio of said isocyanate compound to said functional groups of said butadiene polymer is not less than 0.5 to 1.2. 

1. A PEROXIDE CURABLE FLAMEPROOF BUTADIENE POLYMER RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING: A. 95% TO 5% OF 1,2-CONFIGURATION BUTADIENE POLYMER; B. 5% TO 095% OF A HALOGEN CONTAINING VINYL COMPOUND IN SUCH AN AMOUNT THAT THE HALOGEN CONTENT IS 3% TO 40% OF THE TOTAL COMPOSITION; AND C. 0.1% TO 10% OF AN ORGANIC PEROXIDE COMPOUND, WHEREIN D. SAID 1,2-CONFIGURATION BUTADIENE POLYMER IS A POLYMER HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF 500 TO 100.000 HAVING AT LEAST ONE BUTADIENE POLYMER CHAIN CONSISTING OF A BUTADI ENE RESIDUE AND AT MOST 50% OF COMONOMER RESIDUE, CONTAINING ABOUT 60% TO ABOUT 100% OF 1,2-CONFIGURATION OF THE TOTAL BUTADIENE UNITS OR E. A POLYMER HAVING MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF 500 TO 100,000 CONTAINING AT LEAST A POLYMER CHAIN WHICH IS OBTAINED BY HYDROGENIZING A BUTADIENE POLYMER HAVING AT LEAST ONE BUTADIENE POLYMER CHAIN CONSISTING OF A BUTADIENE RESIDUE AND AT MOST 50% OF COMONOMER RESIDUE AND CONTAINING ABOUT 65 TO 100% OF 1,2-CONFIGURATION OF THE TOTAL BUTADIENE UNIT; AND FURTHER: F. SAID HALOGEN CONTAINING VINYL COMPOUND IS A COMPOUND HAVING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA:
 2. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 1, wherein there is added up to 70% of vinyl monomer and 0.001% to 10% of a curing promotor to said resin.
 3. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein there is added an amount of 50 part to 700 parts of filler per 100 parts of the composition to said resin.
 4. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein the halogen containing vinyl compound is 2,4,6-tribromophenylacrylate or 2,4,6-tribromophenylmethacrylate.
 5. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2 wherein the 1,2-configuration butadiene polymer has a functional group of hydroxyl group (-OH) or carboxyl group (-COOH) on each end of the polymer chain, and the number average molecular weight is from 500 to 20,000.
 6. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein the 1,2-configuration butadiene has an average molecular weight of from 500 to 20,000.
 7. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein the 1,2-configuration butadiene polymer is an esterified butadiene polymer obtained by the reaction of alkyl or aromatic carboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof and a butadiene polymer having at least a butadiene polymer chain consisting of butadiene residue and at most 50% of comonomer residue having a hydroxyl group on each end of the polymeric chain and a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 20,000.
 8. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein the 1,2-configuration butadiene polymer is a polymer comprising a reaction product between a. a butadiene polymer having a polymer chain consisting of butadiene residue and at most 50% of comonomer residue, having about 60% to about 100% of 1,2-configuration of butadiene units and having a functional group of -OH or -COOH on each end of said polymeric chain, and a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000; and, b. an isocyanate compound obtained by the reaction of an organic polyisocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups and an olefinic compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl acrylate, hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, the stoichiometrical ratio of the polyisocyanate to the olefinic compound being not less than 1.1 to 2.5, and wherein the stoichiometrical ratio of said isocyanate compound to said functional groups of said butadiene polymer is not less than 0.5 to 1.2, whereby said peroxide-curing can be effected in a short time.
 9. A peroxide curable flameproof butadiene polymer resin composition according to claim 2, wherein 1,2-configuration butadiene polymer is a polymer comprising a reaction product between a. hydrogenized butadiene polymer, to the extent that at most 97% of 1,2-configuration butadiene units is hydrogenized by the hydrogenation of butadiene polymer having at least one butadiene polymer chain containing butadiene residue and at most 50% of comonomer residue, having about 60% to 100% of 1,2-configuration of butadiene units, substantially a functional group of hydroxyl group (-OH) or carboxyl group (-COOH) on each end of said polymeric chain, and a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000; and, b. an isocyanate compound obtained by the reaction of an organic polyisocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups and an olefinic compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl acrylate, hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, the stoichiometrical ratio of the polyisocyanate to the olefinic compound being not less than 1.1 to 2.5 and wherein the stoichiometrical ratio of said isocyanate compound to said functional groups of said butadiene polymer is not less than 0.5 to 1.2. 